Financial AccountantOrion Engineering Services Limited • Matjhabeng, Free State, South Africa

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Financial Accountant

Orion Engineering Services Limited • Matjhabeng, Free State, South Africa

28 days ago

Job description

Group Financial Accountant

Period: 11/04/2026 to 31/08/2026

Job Purpose
Take an active role in the Group Finance team, providing high-quality monthly, half-year, and year-end consolidated financial results, along with detailed financial analysis and reconciliations.

Responsibilities / Key Objectives

Prepare monthly consolidated reporting, ensuring adherence to guidelines, policies, and recommended accounting practices.
Provide monthly analysis and insights on actual reported results.
Calculate and post consolidation journals within the consolidation system.
Support finance teams in resolving technical accounting and process queries, ensuring timely and accurate monthly consolidation.
Administer the financial consolidation system (Cognos Controller) and support monthly close activities.
Provide guidance on technical accounting matters, including assisting in the preparation of key documents and Audit Committee papers.
Coordinate and prepare half-year and year-end financial statements and disclosures.
Liaise with auditors to ensure smooth and efficient interim and year-end audits.
Coordinate the global statutory accounts process.
Support corporate projects, including the annual intra-group dividend process, balance sheet reorganisations, and step plans.
Assist with Monthly Performance Reports as required.
Perform analysis related to one-off business transactions.
Contribute to group-wide finance projects as needed.

Education & Experience

Degree qualified with a relevant certified or chartered accounting qualification.
“Big 4” experience preferred.
Minimum of 1 year post-qualified experience (PQE).

Skills

Strong understanding and application of accounting principles, IFRS, policies, and processes.
Knowledge of financial systems and their effective use.
Strong analytical capabilities.
Advanced MS Office skills.
Experience with SAP.
Experience with Cognos Controller (desirable).

Business Behaviours

Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
Proactive and self-motivated approach.
Strong analytical thinking.
Ability to engage effectively with stakeholders at all levels.
Strong time management skills, with the ability to meet deadlines under pressure.
Effective stakeholder management.

People are our business worldwide

Orion Group was founded in 1987 and is now one of the largest, independent, international recruitment companies. We have a network of 200 employees working from 24 offices, delivering a range of services – Talent Acquisition, Recruitment Outsourcing Services, Retained Search, Global Workforce Solutions, Completions & Commissioning and Materials Management – across 68 countries. As a global leader in workforce solutions, we recruit personnel across the Engineering & Technical, Office & Commercial, Scientific and Skilled Trades disciplines, for sectors including Oil & Gas, Life Science, Power & Utilities, Constructions & Infrastructure, Manufacturing and Renewables.

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